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ksmithUsed to be that Illinois governors waited until they left office to get themselves arrested.
According to the story, the Feds had to speed things up because all indications were that Blago was bartering Prez-Elect Obama's Senate seat for personal gain. He also tried to get Tribune editorial board members fired in exchange for state help in the sale of Wrigley Field.
Pat Fitzgerald's leading the investigation, so odds are this isn't a put-up job. They've been investigating Blago formonths years, and according to Fitz, "The breadth of corruption laid out in these charges is staggering."
Politics in Illinois. Whether this serves to strengthen the Republicans, who've been on life support since Ryan was arrested, is anyone's guess.
Update: Hah--Lt Gov Pat Quinn's Wiki page has already been updated to include the Gov's arrest.
According to the story, the Feds had to speed things up because all indications were that Blago was bartering Prez-Elect Obama's Senate seat for personal gain. He also tried to get Tribune editorial board members fired in exchange for state help in the sale of Wrigley Field.
Pat Fitzgerald's leading the investigation, so odds are this isn't a put-up job. They've been investigating Blago for
Politics in Illinois. Whether this serves to strengthen the Republicans, who've been on life support since Ryan was arrested, is anyone's guess.
Update: Hah--Lt Gov Pat Quinn's Wiki page has already been updated to include the Gov's arrest.
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Date: 2008-12-09 03:30 pm (UTC)I would say that this would help the Republicans, but they still don't have any candidates. Since the state Democrats turned on Blago a while ago, they should be fine.
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Date: 2008-12-09 03:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-09 03:36 pm (UTC)